Am i the only one that thinks we should maybe start out the season with an easier schedule ? Top 25 teams are playing teams a division down... Why not start the season with some cupcakes to give the guys some confindence...Now we get Wisky who tradionaly pushes us around....
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I think the harder competition makes for an overall better program. IU has tried the cupcake approach and then gets shellaced in the B10.
No, we have got to grow into a program that can step up in the non- conference schedule and win.
FSU and SU were winnable games and show us where our program is and where it needs to improve.
No, we have got to grow into a program that can step up in the non- conference schedule and win.
FSU and SU were winnable games and show us where our program is and where it needs to improve.
None of the teams were ranked either. Some of the better conference teams are scheduling up more these days it appears. Now, with that, Purdue and Coach Walters have a LOT of work to do for improvement.
I actually think this schedule was perfect. 3 good teams, not great teams. 3 toss-ups. I would rather see good solid tests than easy buy games.
Also remember that the non-conference schedules are often set YEARS in advance, before the conference schedules come out in many cases. Don't we have an Ole Miss home-and-home sometime after 2030? Wake Forest is somewhere down the road too.
Also remember that the non-conference schedules are often set YEARS in advance, before the conference schedules come out in many cases. Don't we have an Ole Miss home-and-home sometime after 2030? Wake Forest is somewhere down the road too.
@ TCU in 2030, @ North Carolina in 2031 and @ Ole Miss in 2033. Fully plan on going to Ole Miss as the grove is a bucket list item.
Disagree. See bottom feeder programs of every major P5 vs top programs in G5. Averaging 6 or even sub 6 but playing a top 25 sos isn't a winning formula. In modern football era you need to be winning 8 games each year. The new p4 are stacked with top and mid tier schools no need to play 2 top or borderline top 20 schools ooc. 1 mid tier p5 and 2 cupcakes should be the plan with the biggest cupcake week 1.
Purdue current* B1G schedule next year is Nebraska, NW, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, msu, wisc, psu, and usc. That's probably one the easiest conference schedule we should expect.
2025
NW, IU, Illinois, Rutgers, Minnesota, Iowa, ucla, osu, and um
Luckily we have protected rivalry with iu and Illinois. We also got Back 2 Back with nw which we won't play in 2026 (tbd).
Though this will all change as it doesn't take into account uw or oregon.
I think on average we will see 3 should wins, 3 competitive, and 3 should lose conference games. We need to at minimum finish ooc 2-1 too guarantee a bowl game more often than not.
Then there is already rumors of 10 conference game seasons. At that point fcs schools prob don't be able to be scheduled as tech only allowed for the 4 home game conference season.
We don't need to go full iu, but look at wisc part couple of schedule. Should be mid MAC school, military academy, P5 home and home or nd in indy.
@ Mississippi in '33 and hosts the Rebels in '34.....North Carolina and TCU are also on the future schedule, and I "hope" to still be able to enjoy the board fellowship when those come around, but tomorrow is promised to no one.
M-I-S......I-S-S.......M-O-U-S-E........ Mississippi.......
You can't be cutting out in less that a decade! Who will write up the pre-game for basketball? Seriously, hope your health is good today and remains that way for several more years.@ Mississippi in '33 and hosts the Rebels in '34.....North Carolina and TCU are also on the future schedule, and I "hope" to still be able to enjoy the board fellowship when those come around, but tomorrow is promised to no one.
M-I-S......I-S-S.......M-O-U-S-E........ Mississippi.......
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I think they will, especially with the two east coast and now 4 west coast teams. IMO you can scratch upcoming schedules, a lot of things to shift around over the next 2-3 years to make room for the newbies.
